words for production 1.sneeze [ sniz ] vi. to produce an uncontrolled burst of air out of the mouth...

Words for Production

1. sneeze [] vi.to produce an uncontrolled burst of air out of the mouth and nose 打噴嚏Pepper always makes Helen sneeze.


2. yell [] vi. to cry out; to shout 大叫Don’t yell at me like that. It’s not my fault.

yell at 對…吼叫


3. cover [] vt. to place something upon, over, or in front of something else in order to protect or to hide it 遮住，蓋住The noise was so loud that I had to cover my ears with both hands.


4. trigger [] vt. to set something off (especially a chain of events) 引發The smell of that food triggered a fond memory of my childhood.


5. stem [] vi. to have as an origin or cause 出自，起源於Lucy’s interest in music stems from the nursery rhymes she learned during her childhood.

stem from 起源於…nursery rhymes : poems or songs for young children 童謠


6. superstition [] n. [C][U](a) belief which is not based on reason but on magic or old ideas 迷信It is a common superstition in Taiwan that people should not go traveling in the seventh lunar month.

be based on 根據詞類變化

superstitious [] adj. 迷信的

It’s a superstitious belief that walking under a ladder brings bad

luck.


7. mischief [] n. [U] damage or harm; bad, but not seriously harmful, behavior that might cause trouble and possible damage 危害，損害；惡作劇There is no knowing what mischief the escaped prisoner may cause to the community.The mother told her children to keep out of mischief when they were in school.


8. prevent [] vt.to keep something from happening or stop someone from doing something 阻止 I’ll come at two this afternoon if nothing prevents me.


9. unlucky [] adj.unfortunate; having bad luck 不吉利的，倒楣的

For many Americans, Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day.


10.spring [] vi. to arise; to stem 發生，產生His fear of dogs springs from a bad childhood experience.


11.surround [] vt. to be around on every side 包圍，圍繞Taiwan is surrounded by the sea. We have beautiful seashores and rich seafood.


12.major [] adj.greater, when compared with others, in importance 較重要的

Pollution is still one of the major problems in our society.


13.birth [] n. [U] the act or time of being born, of coming into the world especially out of the body of a female parent 出生，誕生They celebrated the birth of their newborn baby last week.


14.illness [] n. [U] [C] (an) unhealthy state of the body 生

病A serious illness prevented him from working for a year.詞類變化

ill [] adj. 生病的

He fell ill with cancer and there was no one else to support his family.

support one’s family 養家


15.bouquet [] n. [C] a small bunch of flowers, specially arr

anged for a social occasion 花束At the end of the play, the actor was presented with a bouquet of lilies.


16.total [] n. [C]a number or quantity obtained by adding 總數，總額So far this year, a total of one million people have visited the museum.

詞類變化

so far = up to now 到目前為止

total [] adj. 總的，全部的

The total cost of the plan would be more than $240 million.


17.knock [] vi. to hit 敲，打You are supposed to knock before entering my room.

be supposed to 應該


18.undo [] vt.to remove the effect of 消除，破解I would do anything to undo the damage caused by my carelessness.


19.mostly [] adv.mainly; in most cases or most of the time 主要地；大部分The fans of the actors are mostly women.mostly = mainly


20.situation [] n. [C]a condition at the moment; the state of an affair 情形，狀況In the present situation, I wouldn’t advise you to sell your house.


21.uncertainty [] n. [U]state of doubt about the future or about what one should do, what is going to happen, or what the truth is about something 不確定There is some uncertainty whether he will come to the party.

詞類變化

uncertain [] adj. 不確定的

We are all uncertain that he is going to solve the problem.


22.crisis [] n. [U]moment of great danger or difficulty 危機In times of crisis, one finds out who one’s real friends are.

Words for Recognition

1. hiccup [] vi. to make a sharp sound in the throat caused by a movement in the chest which stops the breath 打嗝


2. boo [] interj. (used loudly to frighten a person) ( 驚嘆詞，表嚇人的叫聲，相當中文的「嚇」 )


3. yawn [] vi. to open the mouth wide and breathe in deeply when one is tired or bored 打呵欠


4. devil [] n. [C] an evil spirit 惡魔


5. bridegroom [] n. [C] a man about to get married, or just married 新郎about to = going to 將要


6. threshold [] n. [C] a piece of wood or stone fixed beneath the door into a house 門檻


7. clover [] n. [C] a small, usually three-leafed, plant with pink, purple, or white flowers, often grown as food for cattle 酢漿草Adj-Ned 為併合形容詞a three-leafed planta two-headed snakea hot-tempered girla good-natured man


8. howl [] vi. to make a long, loud cry, especially that made by dogs or wolves 嚎叫

Idioms and Phrases

1. bless you(said to someone who has just sneezed) 願上帝保佑你Bless you! Have you got a cold?

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2. at work having a particular effect or influence ( 力量等 ) 影響People in old days couldn’t explain natural events, so they thought some supernatural force was at work.

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3. keep...fromto stop somebody from doing something 阻止 ( 某人 ) 去 ( 做某事 ) ，使不能 ( 做某事 ) I was kept from entering my own home by this dog.

stop …from… = keep…from…

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4. in no waynot at all; far from 一點也不，絕不…The two events are in no way related, so don’t mix them up.

* The two events are in no way related. =The two events are not related at all. =The two events are far from related.

* mix up 弄不清楚

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5. grow out ofto develop as a result of 來自，源自Teresa’s desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after her sickly mother.

look after = take care of 照顧

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6. take heartto take courage; to cheer up 鼓起勇氣，打起精神You win some; you lose some. That is life. Take heart and move on.

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7. to go still remaining before something happens 離…還有 ( 時間 ) We only have three days to go before the deadline. We had better hurry the job up.

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8. more often than notusually 通常More often than not, he will come and apologize within minutes of shouting at us.

more often than not = very often

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